ROSES ID: NNH05ZDA001N Selection Year: 2006
Program Element: Focused Science Topic
Principal Investigator: Benoit Lavraud
Affiliation(s): Los Alamos National Laboratory
Project Member(s):
Thomsen, Michelle F Co-I Planetary Science Institute
Phan, Tai D Co-I University of California
Raeder, Joachim Collaborator University of New Hampshire
Seki, Kanako Collaborator Nagoya University
Summary:
Observations have shown the occurrence of unusually cold and dense plasma in the near-Earth tail of the magnetosphere. This cold, dense plasma sheet (CDPS) is known to form during intervals of northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and to be of solar wind origin. It is further often observed to penetrate close to Earth during conditions of enhanced convection. This proposal addresses the science topic of solar wind plasma penetration and transport through the magnetopause and subsequently into the inner magnetosphere in order to assess the potential role of the CDPS in magnetospheric dynamics and geomagnetic activity. It aims to answer the following specific scientific questions:Performance Year | Reference | Investigation Type | Actions |
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1 | Lavraud, B.; Thomsen, M. F.; Lefebvre, B.; Schwartz,Â... | not set | |
1 | Lavraud, B.; Thomsen, M. F.; Borovsky, J. E.; Denton... | not set | |
1 | Lavraud, B.; Thomsen, M. F.; Wing, S.; Fujimoto, M.;... | not set | |
1 | Taylor, M. G. G. T.; Lavraud, B.; Escoubet, C. P.;Â... | not set | |
1 | Li, Wenhui; Raeder, Joachim; Thomsen, Michelle F.; La... | not set |
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1 | Izutsu, Tomohiko; Nishino, Masaki N.; Fujimoto, Masaki... |